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Thank you for visiting the Fat Quarter Shop and having an interest in learning a little more about us!

The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. As the Fat Quarter Shop's reputation grew, Kimberly decided to make it a full-time operation. Her husband Kevin joined her not long after, and with his help, lots of hard work, and a tireless commitment, the store began to grow. Over the past few years a few more people have joined the staff!

As a team, we continue to branch out with the best fabrics, exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more. And we will always be driven by the passion that Kimberly founded the store upon, which is always giving you the best products and service!

Visit our Careers Page to learn how to become a member of the Fat Quarter Shop team.

Fat Quarter Shop Staff

Kimberly Jolly, Owner

Where are you from?Austin, Texas.

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I am in charge of buying and ordering our fabric and other merchandise, creating and executing new BOMs, clubs and kits, finding new patterns and designers, and coordinating the multitude of daily tasks that keep the shop running as smoothly as possible. I also handle the overall accounting of the shop; after all, that used to be my corporate life. And I'm always looking for new things we can do.

How long have you been a quilter?12 years

Describe yourself in about three words.Detail-oriented, hard-working, and serious

What do you like to do in your free time?I cross stitch, quilt, crochet, and play with my daughter Emma and sons Will, Peyton and Christopher.

What’s your favorite TV show or movie right now?I haven't seen a movie in at least 12 years. My favorite TV shows are Parking Wars, The First 48, Storage Wars and Duck Dynasty (Yes I watch a lot of A&E).

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?Las Vegas, Nevada

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?I love planning new BOMs, quilt kits and working with our It's Sew Emma pattern line. And I love being self-employed so I can be flexible with my hours and spend more time with Emma, Will, Peyton and Christopher.

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?I would love to be able to say "Ta-da!" and have a sewing project be finished!

Kevin Jolly, Owner

Where are you from?Houston, Texas.

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I handle all the technical, fulfillment and a lot of the marketing aspects of the business. Believe it or not, I also have a pretty good eye for buying fabric. Kimberly and I have our main focuses, but we make most decisions together from buying fabric to marketing to regular day to day stuff.

Describe yourself in about three words.Detailed, positive, hard-working.

What do you like to do in your free time?Watch football games and play with my daughter Emma and sons Will, Peyton and Christopher.

What’s your favorite TV show or movie right now?I mostly just watch sports and music-related shows or concerts on TV. I am also addicted to anything that is in HD. I haven’t seen a movie in years - Kimberly and I can’t sit still that long.

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?Pebble Beach, California.

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?We’re always trying to do new stuff and coming up with new ideas. If we come up with something really good, most of the time we just do it immediately. It’s great to go from an idea to actually creating or presenting something and seeing the response. A lot of our best ideas, whether they are kits, products or promotions, have gone from idea to reality in just a day or two.

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?I’d like to be able to fly because then I could do everything faster and maybe be able to get a few more things done that I never seem to get to.

What was your favorite childhood TV show?A few shows I enjoyed watching when I was younger were Monday Night Football, The Wonder Years and Seinfeld.

Cheryl Cohorn, Customer Service

Where are you from?I grew up on the South Plains of Texas.

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I am a customer service provider, assisting customers with orders and answering questions both over the phone and via email. I also make some of the quilt models, write the newsletters and enter pattern information on the site. I also attend the Spring and Fall Quilt Markets and search out new designers and patterns that would be a good match for our shop.

How long have you been a quilter?10 years

Describe yourself in about three words.Happy, antique collector, home & family!

What do you like to do in your free time?In my free time, I love spending time with my grandchild and doing needlework.

Deborah Hawkins, Customer Service

Where are you from?I've lived all over, my dad was in the Army, but I've lived in Round Rock for 20 years.

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I help customers with questions, orders and making fabric selections. I've also been a sample quilt maker for quite some time.

How long have you been a quilter?15 years

Describe yourself in about three words.Funny, confident, observant.

What do you like to do in your free time?I’m sorry but what is that? Of course, quilting, also watching movies with my husband and babysitting my two-year-old niece.

What’s your favorite TV show or movie right now?I just finished Breaking Bad, CRAZY! Amazing Race and Call the Midwife.

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?London, I love taking the tube everywhere. I really want to go to Maine and Vermont.

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?Everything ... It is so great to look at and touch all that beautiful fabric and everyone here is so great to work with. It is a very pleasant place to work.

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?Flying really, really fast.

What was your favorite childhood TV show?Bewitched (I really wanted to be Samantha) and Dark Shadows.

Sarah Price, Marketing

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I work on It's Sew Emma patterns and books, photograph quilts and design magazine advertisements.

Describe yourself in about three words.Organized, Creative, and Love to Laugh.

What do you like to do in your free time?I love watching movies, exploring all the fun things to do around Austin, and I perform at a local improv theater.

What’s your favorite TV show or movie right now?How I Met Your Mother, Bones and Arrested Development - thank goodness for Netflix!

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?I'd love to go to Portugal, England and Chicago someday. Of the places I've been, I think my favorite are Rome and Hawaii!

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?This a pretty busy place, I like always having something to work on. Everyone is very easy to work with ... one of the most important parts to any job. It is also really fun to see all the new fabric at Quilt Market.

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?I've always thought it would be pretty fun to be able to fly.

Jocelyn Ueng, Marketing

Where are you from?Plano, TX

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?For our pattern division It's Sew Emma, I design quilts and maintain our website. For Fat Quarter Shop, I help get new fabrics online and coordinate quilt samples for the store.

Describe yourself in about three words.Witty, creative, bumbling.

What do you like to do in your free time?Read, be outdoors, watch a good show.

What’s your favorite TV show or movie right now?I have a few, but they keep running out of seasons for me to watch!

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?I would love to visit the Galapagos Islands one day. I don't know why, but it’s fun to say.

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?Every day is different. There are always exciting projects to work on!

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?Teleportation.

What was your favorite childhood TV show?Mmmm, too many cartoons to count!

Codi Mangrum, Marketing

Where are you from?I am from Dripping Springs, Texas.

In your own words, what do you do at Fat Quarter Shop?I make sure the fabric you see on the computer screen matches the fabric you receive in the mail. I am also in charge of creating weekly and monthly blogs on the Fat Quarter Shop's blog, The Jolly Jabber.

Describe yourself in about three words.Creative, Organized and Clumsy

What do you like to do in your free time?I love cake decorating and expressing myself through pastry arts!

What’s been your favorite place to visit, or where would you like to go someday?I have not done a whole lot of traveling as I love staying close to home around my family and friends; however I'd love to go to Hawaii someday.

What’s your favorite thing about Fat Quarter Shop?People here are easy to talk to and they really go out of their way to answer your questions. We are a team, and we work together to get the job done!

If you could choose a super power, what would it be?I've always thought it would be pretty cool to be able to talk to animals!

What was your favorite childhood TV show?My sister and I spent our summers watching Full House, brings back great memories!